Cambridge, MA

Census Place

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2023 Population

117,794

0.142% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AElizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AEd Markey

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

30.5

0.327% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12.4%

2.56% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$126,469

4.06% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$1.04M

4.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Cambridge, MA had a population of 118k people with a median age of 30.5 and a median household income of $126,469. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cambridge, MA declined from 117,962 to 117,794, a −0.142% decrease and its median household income grew from $121,539 to $126,469, a 4.06% increase.

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None of the households in Cambridge, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

82.8% of the residents in Cambridge, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cambridge, MA are Harvard University (11,095 degrees awarded in 2023), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4,134 degrees), and Hult International Business School (1,015 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Cambridge, MA was $1.04M, and the homeownership rate was 33.7%.

Most people in Cambridge, MA worked at home, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cambridge, MA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cambridge, MA is home to a population of 118k people, from which 82.8% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Cambridge, MA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cambridge, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.8%

2023 Citizenship

82.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 82.8% of Cambridge, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cambridge, MA was 82.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cambridge, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
530 ± 143
Vietnam
510 ± 127
Korea
159 ± 141

Cambridge, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cambridge, MA employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Cambridge, MA were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($128,281), Information ($124,006), and Utilities ($119,091).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cambridge, MA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (11,658 people), Management Occupations (8,878 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (8,082 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cambridge, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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Median Earnings by Industry

$84,078

Median earning men ± $2,429

$66,343

Median earning women ± $2,847

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($147,371), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,398), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($114,777), Construction ($98,049), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,554).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
N/AOther (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

N/AElizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

N/AEd Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cambridge, MA awarded 17,346 degrees. The student population of Cambridge, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 22,627 male students and 25,134 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cambridge, MA are White (5,544 and 46.8%), followed by Asian (2,444 and 20.7%), Hispanic or Latino (1,417 and 12%), and Black or African American (908 and 7.67%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Cambridge, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 7.79%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 45.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 47,761 (47.4% men and 52.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 47,761 students enrolled in Cambridge, MA, 47.4% men and 52.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,745 records, of which 56% were women and 44% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
1,173 degrees awarded
Management Science
716 degrees awarded
Other Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
459 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Cambridge, MA was General Business Administration & Management with 1,173 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Cambridge, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Harvard University
11,095 degrees awarded
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4,134 degrees awarded
Hult International Business School
1,015 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Harvard University with 11,095 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 8,396 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cambridge, MA, which is 0.938 times less than the 8,950 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,544 degrees mean that there were 2.27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 2,444 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($51,725) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($890) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2023, 1.24% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.27% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (1.37M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.06M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cambridge, MA was $1.04M in 2023, which is 3.43 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $997,600 to $1.04M, a 4.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Cambridge, MA is 33.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Cambridge, MA have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Cambridge, MA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$1.04M

Median Property Value 2023

±$35,014

$16,718

Median Property Taxes

±$842

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cambridge, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cambridge, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

33.7%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 33.7% of the housing units in Cambridge, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 33.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cambridge, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Cambridge, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$126,469

Median Household Income

± $4,633

49.6k

Number of Households

± 1,483

In 2023, the median household income of the 49.6k households in Cambridge, MA grew to $126,469 from the previous year's value of $121,539.

The following chart displays the households in Cambridge, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cambridge, MA is from Cambridge, MA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Cambridge, MA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Worked At Home (28.3%)
Drove Alone (20.9%)
Public Transit (19.4%)

In 2023, 28.3% of workers in Cambridge, MA worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (20.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (19.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cambridge, MA have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Cambridge, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cambridge, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cambridge, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cambridge, MA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cambridge, MA (12.8k out of 103k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cambridge, MA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98.2% of the population of Cambridge, MA has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 9.15% on Medicaid, 8.07% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 0.231% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.48% increase from the previous year (966 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 136 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.79%

Uninsured

66.3%

Employer Coverage

9.15%

Medicaid

8.07%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

0.231%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cambridge, MA declined by 11% from 2.01% to 1.79%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cambridge, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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